Tagalog

Tagalog or Filipino is spoken by about 57 million speakers in the Philippines, mainly in Manila, most of Luzon and Mindoro. Tagalog is a member of the family of Austronesian languages, which also includes Malay and Indonesian.

Please note: Accent marks (mga tuldík) are included in the glossaries of the eBooks for pronunciation help. For example: isá, lawà, hindî etc.

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Examples from the eBooks: Learn some numbers, colours and a few simple phrases in Tagalog with Jack, Lisa and Pepito the Parrot.
Numbers...
isa, dalawa, tatlo, apat, lima, anim, pito, walo, siyam, sampu, labing-isa, labing-dalawa.
one, two, three, four, five, six, seven, eight, nine, ten, eleven, twelve.
	tatlong istroberi three strawberries
	Ilang mansanas ang nariyan? Isa lang ang mansanas. Ang sarap! How many apples are there? There is only one apple. How delicious!
Colours...
	Ang bulaklak na ito ay kulay-kahel. Ang ganda! This flower is orange. How beautiful!
	Ang niyebe ay maputi at malamig. Brrr... The snow is white and cold. Brrr...
dilaw ... kulay-kahel ... kulay-rosas .... pula ..... kulay-ube .... berde
yellow ... orange ... pink ... red ... purple ... green blue ... brown ... grey ... black ... white
asul ........ kulay-kape .... abuhin .......... itim .......... puti
Meeting Pepito...
	Hoy! Ang pangalan ko'y Pepito. Anong pangalan mo? Hello! My name is Pepito. What is your name?
Going on a picnic...
	Saan tayo ngayon pupunta? Papunta tayo sa lawa para magpiknik. Where are we going today? We're going to the lake for a picnic.
	Tigil, Pepito! Nawawala kami! Nasaan ang daan? Hindi namin makita. Stop, Pepito! We're lost! Where is the path? We can't find it.
Time for lunch...
	Nagugutom na ako. I am hungry.
	Salamat. Thank you.
	Nauuhaw din ako. I am thirsty too.
Magpie attack!
	Aray!! Tulong! Tulungan ninyo ako! Alis! Ow!! Help! Help me! Go away!
Goodbye...
	Paalam na sa iyo! (to one person) Paalam na sa inyo! (to more than one person) Goodbye!
Extra words...
	Oo. Yes. Hindi. No. Pakiusap. Please. Walang anuman. You're welcome.
Download the full eBook set to learn more about Numbers, Colours and more Simple Phrases. Follow the exciting adventures of Jack and Lisa as they meet Pete the Parrot and go off to find hidden treasure and go on a lakeside adventure!
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